Mobile, Nokia sign $3.5 billion 5G network deal
T-Mobile, which is the third-largest operator in the USA behind Verizon and AT&T , agreed to merge with rival Sprint in April. Nokia on Monday followed up the announcement by reiterating its outlook for 2018.

YouTube Music Set to Get Improvements Every Two Weeks
Both! The new update will let Spotify Free and Premium users integrate their music into the alarm sounds section on Google Clock. Although this particular new feature is not yet available, Google said that it will be rolled out in the next few weeks.

RBI monetary policy: Repo rate hiked by 25 bps
This is likely to lead to an increase in the interest bank customers pay on loans, be it home loan, auto loan or personal loan. The reverse repo rate has been hiked to 6.25%, the RBI announced after its three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting.

Apple’s Next iPad Pro Might Ditch the Headphone Jack
The incorporation of the new touch sensor technology is also the reason manufacturers can go for bezels as low as just 0.5mm. This would mean that the tablets will feature a beveled design similar to the iPhone SE - however, this is unlikely.

Apple hits the $1T milestone
The gains came after the iPhone maker reported strong earnings late Tuesday that prompted a two-day rally in the share price. Apple hit the US$1 trillion mark when its shares reached an all-time high of US$207.05 around midday in NY (4am NZT).

OH to have a sales-tax holiday
This includes a variety of items, from pencils and paper to trousers and jackets to prepare for the fall. For those who dread facing the crowds, online purchases qualify if you order before 11:59 p.m.

Sony profits up on Spotify gain, mobile losses widen

Sony lifted its annual profit outlook for the gaming business and semiconductor business by 60 billion yen and 20 billion yen, respectively.

Sony said separately it bought a 25.1 percent stake in Nile Acquisition LLC from the Estate of Michael Jackson for $287.5 million to make it a wholly owned unit. Sony hasn't said if or when it could sell its remaining holding.

As we get closer to the end of the generation, it's obvious console sales start to reduce over time, but it looks like Sony doesn't really worry about that, also thanks to a very strong software lineup coming in the previous year of PS4's lifecycle.

It kept its profit forecast for the year ending March at JPY 670 billion, down 8.8 percent on year, citing various potential risks including competition in smartphones. Right now, PlayStation Plus subscribers is holding steady with 33.9 million users. Annual results are now expected to reach JPY 2.135 trillion in sales and JPY 250 billion in profit.

Sony has also said that the titles unveiled at E3 are "receiving strong feedback".

PS4 exclusive titles definitely play a big role in the success of the console and with the recent release of God Of War on PS4, there's a lot of shifting seen from Xbox to PS4. The camera segment of the company also flushed in cash and made $234 million in profit. The last known figure of the PlayStation 3 console was around 80 million units in total, so it's safe to say that the PS4 has outsold the PS3 in a little less than five years since its launch.

Mandhana smashes joint-fastest fifty in women T20s
The southpaw is the first Indian to play in the KIA Super League which is England's flagship tournament for women's T20. The left-hand cricketer from India enrolled her name in the cricket book in a six-over game of KIA .

In April this year, Newzoo, the research company, had predicted that mobile games would account for more than 50% of the gaming industry's revenues for 2018, and consoles would fall to just 25%.

The upward revisions confirm a smooth transfer of the reins at Sony following its return to health after huge losses in recent years.

As pretty much every person and their dog owns a PlayStation 4 now it comes as no surprise that PS4 software sales were sky high bringing in 472.1 billion yen in this quarter which is up by over a billion yen year-on-year.